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לֹא

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hebrewOld TestamentNegative5,187 occurrences39 books3,967 verses

Definition

or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Traditional renderings: × before, or else, ere, except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, surely, as truly as, of a truth, verily, for want, whether, without.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders לֹא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,187 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 25:4לֹא־ · must not; לֹא־ · must not
    Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 25:15לֹא־ · could not
    Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
  3. 2 Chronicles 25:16וְלֹ֥א · and have not
    While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 25:20וְלֹא־ · would not
    But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
  5. 2 Chronicles 25:26הֲלֹא֙ · are they not
    As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
  6. 2 Chronicles 26:18לֹא־ · you have no; וְלֹֽא־ · you will not
    They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 27:2לֹא־ · he did not
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.
  8. 2 Chronicles 28:1וְלֹא־ · he did not
    Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
  9. 2 Chronicles 28:10הֲלֹ֤א · not
    And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But are you not also guilty before the LORD your God?
  10. 2 Chronicles 28:13לֹא־ · You must not
    “You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”
  11. 2 Chronicles 28:20וְלֹ֥א · rather than
    Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
  12. 2 Chronicles 28:21וְלֹ֥א · it did not
    Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
  13. 2 Chronicles 28:27לֹ֣א · he was not
    And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
  14. 2 Chronicles 29:7לֹ֣א · They did not; לֹא־ · [or]
    They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.
  15. 2 Chronicles 29:34וְלֹ֣א
    However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
  16. 2 Chronicles 30:3לֹ֧א · they had been unable; לֹֽא־ · because not; לֹא־ · had not
    …since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem.
  17. 2 Chronicles 30:5לֹ֥א · they had not
    So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it in great numbers as prescribed.
  18. 2 Chronicles 30:9וְלֹא־ · He will not
    For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
  19. 2 Chronicles 30:17לֹא־ · had not; לֹ֣א · unclean person
    Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.
  20. 2 Chronicles 30:18לֹ֣א · had not; בְּלֹ֣א · contrary
    A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
  21. 2 Chronicles 30:19וְלֹ֖א · even if [he is] not [cleansed]
    …who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
  22. 2 Chronicles 30:26לֹ֥א · nothing
    So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
  23. 2 Chronicles 32:11הֲלֹ֤א · Is not
    Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’
  24. 2 Chronicles 32:12הֲלֹא־ · Did not
    Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?
  25. 2 Chronicles 32:13הֲלֹ֣א · Do you not
    Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
  26. 2 Chronicles 32:15לֹ֣א · no; לֹא־
    So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
  27. 2 Chronicles 32:17לֹא־ · did not; לֹֽא־ · will not
    He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
  28. 2 Chronicles 32:25וְלֹא־ · did not
    But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
  29. 2 Chronicles 32:26וְלֹא־ · did not
    Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
  30. 2 Chronicles 33:8וְלֹ֣א · I will never
    I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to leave the land that I assigned to your fathers, if only they are careful to do all that I have commanded them through Moses—all the laws, statutes, and judgments.”
  31. 2 Chronicles 33:10וְלֹ֥א · but they did not
    And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
  32. 2 Chronicles 33:23וְלֹ֤א · but he did not
    …but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
  33. 2 Chronicles 34:2וְלֹא־ · he did not
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
  34. 2 Chronicles 34:21לֹא־ · have not
    “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
  35. 2 Chronicles 34:25וְלֹ֥א · and will not
    …because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’
  36. 2 Chronicles 34:28וְלֹא־ · will not
    ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
  37. 2 Chronicles 34:33לֹ֣א · they did not
    And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  38. 2 Chronicles 35:18וְלֹֽא־ · No; לֹֽא־
    No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
  39. 2 Chronicles 35:21לֹא־ · I have not
    But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
  40. 2 Chronicles 35:22וְלֹֽא־ · did not
    Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.